So far from a trudge, she seemed to find the task tolerably amusing. "Oh, languages aren't work,” she explained cheerily. "They're a game. Now, economics, that's boring.”. (Lois McMaster Bujold)

So far from a trudge, she seemed to find the task tolerably amusing. "Oh, languages aren't work,” she explained cheerily. "They're a game. Now, economics, that's boring.”.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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